Exercise in the morning making you more hungry?

I know exactly what you are talking about! I am really only consistant with my early morning workouts! No one at home is awake to disrupt Insanity.....even the strip of beach I jog on is pretty abandoned early in the morning... plus I don't have time to rationalize myself out of 'feeling like doing it'. It just WORKS for me!!

On that note though, My hunger consumes me VERY early on, especially on w/o days. I feel like this is a good thing, obviously my metabolism is going, and I have realized that eating a substantial breakfast is the best cure. For example, I get up at 4 am on AM Insanity days......Get to work at 6:30. I may hold out until 7 or 7:30, then MUST EAT. I can have a few tablespoons of almond butter, and hour or two later a bananna. An hour later a serving of almonds. An hour later some protein- last nights leftovers, or a protein bar...ext,ext, ext. This literally goes on until about 3 pm! On the other hand, if I pre make a big breakfast burrito (we are talking a 400-700 calorie serving) I am good until my 12 lunch. From then on I eat light! I think that working out ANYTIME is amazing, so if doing it makes your body want food- I say EAT and eat big. I have recently started applying a 'cut off' time' to my daily feedings, which I am inching up earlier and earlier, but this works for me!! I NEED early calories to keep me going, and I indulge- I just limit my latter calories.

Keep up your morning workouts and find what makes your body the most happy! Good luck

I worked out early for the first time the other day and I was hungry all day long and I craved sweets more too that day. I like having Kashi go lean and Kashi go lean crunch for breakfast, it has a good amount of protein and leaves me feeling full but not stuffed. I change between 1 and 2 cups of it in the morning. Scrambled eggs and toast is always yummy too.

you could bring hard boiled eggs, greek yogurt (high in protein), cheese - anything that has protein in it will be digested slower and make you feel satisfied longer.

Great post! I am thinking about doing a couple of days of early morning workouts, so this is good information to have handy. Good luck!

I always workout in the a.m. before work and then eat at my desk. My go to breakfasts are:

Whole wheat English muffin with 2 turkey sausage patties
Yogurt mixed with Kashi Go Lean crunch
Instant oatmeal with applesauce and slivered almonds mixed in.

I do find that I'm hungry about 2.5 hours later. I will usually grab a protein bar, veggies with hummus, or an apple with peanut butter for my mid-morning snack.

do you eat before you work out? working out and then just having a peach after is like skipping breakfast.... and you will naturally be starving later! You should have a protein shake or something before you work out..... And then another protein shake AFTER you work out. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT POST WORKOUT. (something more than a peach -- protein & carbs!)

only a few hours (if that) after a morning run & im hungry. it's not even 12noon & i've already grabbed almonds and my lunch.

I do morning workouts every day and I am constantly starving! I eat two breakfasts every day to help combat this problem. The first I eat right when I get up - egg white omelet with spinach and fat free feta, then I have oatmeal when I get to work. On top of all this I usually need to have a mid morning snack too, but all of this food is pretty low cal so I'm ok with it. They say small meals all day is the way to go, right?

Ps. Clif Bars are my best friend!

Have been working out in the morning for the past 5 weeks. i used to have eggs and cheese omlet after my workouts. then i have found these protein shakes (30g protein) and i drink that on my way home from the gym. It lasts me for about 3 hours and then i have my regular breakfast. My trainer is always telling us that we have a 45 min window after the workout in which the body burns the most and that is the time to eat. it works great. I have found that if you eat protein after an workout you don't get hungry during the day

I used to get up at 4:30 a.m. to hit spin class before work
working out in the morning def made me hungrier so
Before I left I grabbed a banana & ate while driving
I always made (the night before) a morning snack to eat while at work
protien bar, greek yogurt & fruit, almonds, whole wheat waffle with peanut butter, banana with peanut butter, smoothie
hope this helps

I have started working out in the mornings the past 2 weeks and have found that I do get hungrier earlier in the day. I get up around 5:30am do my work out shower get my daughter and myself ready for the day then get to work by 7:30ish. I keep the Better Oats oatmeal at my desk, most of them are 100-160 cals with flax seed and I have a protein shake (Premier Nutrition Chocolate Shake) or add some protein powder (Jay Robb Whey protein) to the oatmeal to make it 'meatier' then I have a protein bar (Pure Protein, the deluxe chocolate tastes like a brownie!) or unsalted peanuts for a snack. I find that I do have more energy throughout the day and still workout after my daughter goes to be every M, W, F and Saturday just do the morning work out then my rest day is Sunday. Good post, I also need some additional snack options :happy:

I'm sure someone already mentioned it but eat something with protein. Make sure your meals are well-balanced. I usually do something like "proatmeal" in the morning (I'm eating a higher protein diet anyway). With that I do plain oatmeal and ad 1tbsp of pecans, 1/2 a banana, 1 scoop of whey protein, and 1/4 cup of organic silk milk. It's tasty and filling and keeps me full until my next "meal" 3 or 3.5 hours later.

Any suggestions on the best protein shakes? Or how to make them? I'm a newbie at them!

Yoplait makes a good packaged mix for Protein shakes.I like the Berry one. Strawberries, blueberries and blackberries. Add water to cover mixture and a scoop of EAS Soy Vanilla Protein powder(any protien powder will work) and blend it all up with my Ninja- best thing ever for smoothies!

One of my favorites is a Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Protein Shake:

Cup or 2(give or take) of Ice
One spoonful of PB
One Banana(sometimes I'll only use half)
1 cup milk (skim, almond, soy...your choice)
1 scoop Chocolate Protein

Again- blend altogether- YUMMO!

Made this recently to sneak in some veggies:

Cup of Ice
Handful of Pineapple
Handful of Fresh Spinach Leaves
One Banana
One cup of Cocunut Milk(it tastes basically like reg milk so you can use any you prefer)

**this one can be mixed up with all kinds of fruits and other veggies: kale, peaches, apples, kiwi, etc. The fruits mask the taste of the veggies so it tastes sweet. Looks pretty gross, but very good!